On Demand Training is an alternative to Private Training. A member of our Dog Training team will work directly with your dog. This type of training is the perfect solution when:
You do not have time to train your dog.
You want to speed up the learning process. Our Certified Dog Trainers have the knowledge and background to obtain behaviors in a shorter amount of time.
You want more reliable behaviors. Our trainers will reinforce behaviors so they become muscle memory for the dog. The trainers will also proof the behaviors by increasing the level of difficulty.
You want to focus on specific target behaviors of your choice.
The Dog Trainer will provide a progress card with notes outlining what they worked on after each session. Occasionally, the trainer may identify other areas that the training sessions should be focused on that may yield better results with the "problem behaviors" you are facing.
Sessions can be purchased as a package of 5 or 10 sessions. At the conclusion of the package, the trainer will schedule a 30-minute follow-up phone call to review progress and share the training progress to date, so that you can continue to build on this progress at home in your day-to-day life.
Behavior Options
On your registration form, you can prioritize the top 3 behaviors you would like us to work on during the sessions. Some common examples of behaviors are grouped below by themes:
Manners - attention, name recognition, sit, down, touch, polite greetings, and recalls
Impulses - go to place, drop it, stay, wait, leave it, polite greetings, and harnessing
Leash Manners - name recognition, focused attention while on leash, touch, leash handling and reactivity
Confidence Building - crating, sensitive to collar or harness, handling paws, sensitivity to touch on areas of the body. We will focus on desensitization exercises by conditioning your dog to make positive associations with these interactions.
Recalls - excellent for on demand training - great for reinforcing name and attention to help in daycare, off leash at dog park or backyard
Handling - nail trims, harnesses, crating, head shyness, nips when touched
Fun Tricks - teach new tricks like spin, crawl, catch, bow, middle, leg weaves, back up
Game Skills - how to politely play with you (or kids) when playing games like fetch, drop it, tug, take it, recalls, catch, or soccer
Puppy - crate, body handling, positive associations for added socialization
Daycare Prep Skills - skills that will help your dog in a daycare environment such as name association, recalls, walking in and out of groups and lobby and out back, body handling for collar, harness, leash up, and nail trims, baths, leash walking, wait at gates, crate tolerance
*Note: Behaviors such as separation anxiety or housetraining are not well suited to the On Demand Training format. If you would like to work on either of these challenges, we have other options available such as a private Separation Anxiety package or a 30-min phone consult. Please email the training department for additional questions.
The Process
If your dog does not already attend daycare, you'll need to first schedule a dog evaluation. Once your dog has passed the evaluation, we will schedule an observation day for a different day. Consider the evaluation as an orientation and the observation day as the first day of school. We will get a better read on how your dog will do in daycare on their observation day.
The observation day must occur before on demand training begins.
You will want to schedule your daycare or boarding reservations with our office team. To register for on demand training, simply complete the training registration and online payment. We will connect you with your trainer and provide additional details on what to bring the day of your sessions.
What's Included - On Demand Training @ Daycare
Behaviors you specify
Trainer will work with your dog in 45-minute training sessions
Daily progress card after each session
30-minute follow-up phone call at the conclusion of the package to review your dog's progress
Packages are sold in packs of 5 or 10 sessions
Single continued support sessions are only available for purchase if you previously completed a package within the last 6 months
Sessions are conducted Sun-Thu between 11am-3pm. We do not offer this service on holidays when our facility is closed.
Daycare cost is NOT included in the training price. You will need to schedule daycare or boarding separately with our office team and identify the days you would like us to conduct the sessions.